- ˈstick with sth
- phrasal verb
informalto continue to do or use something, and not change itThey're going to stick with the same team as last Saturday.[/ex]
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ˈstick with sth
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stick — stick1 W3S3 [stık] v past tense and past participle stuck [stʌk] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(attach)¦ 2¦(push in)¦ 3¦(put)¦ 4¦(move part of body)¦ 5¦(difficult to move)¦ 6 stick in somebody s mind 7 make something stick 8¦(name)¦ 9 somebody c … Dictionary of contemporary English
stick*/*/*/ — [stɪk] (past tense and past participle stuck [stʌk] ) verb I 1) [T] to push something that is long and thin into or through something else He stuck the end of the post in the ground.[/ex] a piece of cloth with a pin stuck through it[/ex] 2) [I]… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
stick — UK US /stɪk/ verb [I or T] (stuck, stuck) ► to fasten something somewhere, for example with glue: stick sth on/onto sth »Stick these labels on the top of the boxes. stick sth up (with sth) »He stuck up a notice on the board with pins. ► to stay… … Financial and business terms
stick — 1 /stIk/ verb past tense and past participle stuck 1 PUSH (transitive always + adv/prep, intransitive always + adv/prep) if a pointed object sticks into something or you stick it into something, it is pushed into it: stick sth in/into/through etc … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
stick it out — PUT UP WITH IT, grin and bear it, keep at it, keep going, stay with it, see it through; persevere, persist, carry on, struggle on; informal hang in there, soldier on, tough it out. → stick * * * ˌstick it/sth ˈout derived (informal … Useful english dictionary
stick — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, long ▪ little, short ▪ thick, thin … OF STICKS ▪ … Collocations dictionary
stick-on — adjective of something (a paper label or postage stamp) gummed in advance stick on labels • Similar to: ↑adhesive * * * /stik on , awn /, n. a label, sticker, or the like, that has an adhesive backing. [n. use of the v. phrase stick on] * * *… … Useful english dictionary
tell somebody where to stick something — tell sb where to ˈput/ˈstick sth | tell sb what they can ˈdo with sth idiom (informal) to make it clear to sb that you are angry and are rejecting what they are offering you Main entry: ↑tellidiom … Useful english dictionary
lay about you (with something) — ˌlay aˈbout you/yourself (with sth) derived (BrE) to hit sb/sth without control or move your arms or legs violently in all directions • She laid about herself with her stick to keep the dogs off. Main entry: ↑layderived … Useful english dictionary
lay about yourself (with something) — ˌlay aˈbout you/yourself (with sth) derived (BrE) to hit sb/sth without control or move your arms or legs violently in all directions • She laid about herself with her stick to keep the dogs off. Main entry: ↑layderived … Useful english dictionary
